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September 6, 2008

When I was a little girl my mother earned extra money selling her woodcarvings. As a result I was given many Christmas and birthday gifts of wooden swans, hearts and Santa Clauses but mostly....bears. She became quite good and I still have many to this day. This nightgown was inspired by her 'Sleepybears' collection (at bottom). I believe she got the idea from the Celestial Seasonings 'Sleepytime' Herbal Tea box. My how she loves that herbal tea.

I used a bleached white muslin material for the gown and quadrupled the length of the bottom fabric which created a very billowy look. But my favorite part of this gown was the crochet trim I found at my local fabric store. I thought it went well with the look of the nightgown. I was going for a turn-of-the-century, Little-House-on-the-Prarie feel. To top it off, I made the red crochet nightcap to go with the gown.

Lily looks like she's ready to curl up in Grandma's lap for a bedtime story.

I would say this would fit a 3T-4T.

Last day for posts is Thursday 9/11/08.Winnerwill be announced Saturday morning!

If the winning entry also leaves a comment I will throw in the handmade crochet nightcap worn by Lily in the photos.

I included a photo of one of the aforementioned gifts my mother made for me when I was little. It will be nice to be able to pass them on to Lily when she is much older.....preferably the ones that *don't* have my name engraved into them.

As usual, if you would like a chance to win this nightgown just link back to this post. If you have any questions see the "questions and answers" link to the right. If you use blogger just use the "create a link" link at the bottom of this post. If you don't use blogger, that's fine too. Just create a link on your page as you normally would and I will see it using Technorati.Create a Link!

In my family we have always had a tradition of opening one present on Christmas Eve and it's pajama's. I want to give this to my Piper for Christmas Eve. BEAUTIFUL!! I will be crossing my fingers! Thank you.

This is gorgeous! And your sweet model--she holds still for photos! What a treat. I only have blurry shots of my daughter. I think she likes it best when running. Your mom's handcrafted bears are treasures!

You never cease to amaze me by your talent. This would be perfect for Christmas Eve for my daughter, Mia. Much better than the Walmart pjs they usually get! I will cross my fingers harder this time, maybe it will work.

Pick me, pick me, I think this gown is absolutely gorgeous, I have 2 children and I love at the end of the day that they are bathed, hair washed and smelling divine, and they have beautiful pyjamas on to tuck them into bed. I feel like at the end of the day my job is done. Love your work and since stumbling onto your site I am a very regular visitor for your inspiration and talent.

Can I just say, I am amazed by you! Wow! To have such a an eye for beauty. My DH and I have scrolled through most of your postings and are stunned by the talent you have and your generosity of giving these items away!Thank you for the inspiration!

I am not entering your contest, I have a little boy. I just have been watching your blog for awhile now and want you to know how much I admire your work. You have such a nice skill and an ability to beautify your life and family. I wish you were a neighbor so you could give me sewing lessons! I am quite afraid of my machine. I can only sorta, kinda sew straight lines!

So precious that night gown! I don't think there's ever been something that you've created that I havent liked. You are so talented! I'll bet that talent comes from your mother. Her carving is beautiful.

I always LOVE your pictures (each one is absolutely beautiful), but do you think you could change your display settings to fewer posts per page, so I don't have to wait quite so long for everything to load? Thanks.

I love this. Just beautiful. I would just die to see my three year old daughter in this little night gown. How sweet of you to give it away. I will definitely post about your creations on my blog, www.craftpad.com. Thanks!